Recent events show extent of Indonesian homophobia

As the world marked the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia on Thursday, recent events have revealed the “many homophobic Indonesians” among the world’s most populous Muslim nation, a sociologist has said. ?

Dede Oetomo, a sociologist from Surabaya-based Airlangga University, said that "it is painful to see the number of Indobesians who still shamelessly harass people from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.